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The universe might be infinite, but growth will eventually be limited by the speed of light. Per capita energy usage is about 6 MWh / year and our population h
by akvadrako 7y ago
The universe might be infinite, but growth will eventually be limited by the speed of light.
Per capita energy usage is about 6 MWh / year and our population has been doubling every 53 years. Assuming that continues, in 10000 years we'll be using 4e69 Wh / year. If we figure out 100% conversion of mass to energy, that's 1e56 kg of fuel, which is a lot more than all the matter in the visible universe.
You can play with these numbers a little, but even reducing the energy usage per person by a million only gives us another 1000 years. Soon we'll be growing so fast that every year we'll use all the resources within one light-year.
- Carlee 7y agoYou should check out Hans Rosling's lectures [1]. Statistics points towards the fact that as people become more wealthy, they have less children. It should stagnate around 11 million people by most models. [1] https://youtu.be/FACK2knC08E https://youtu.be/FACK2knC08E